Letter from the
Editors
Top 40 Restaurants in the
U.S.
Rising ChefsFood
Ratings
Top 10 New Restaurants Across
the Country
Top 10 Steakhouses Across the
Country
Restaurant "Best of"
Lists
Restaurant News &
Events
The Pantry

Toujours
BubblesLETTER FROM THE
EDITORS
The Gayots welcome you to the
Annual Restaurant Issue, and
explain its raison d'etre. We
detail what it takes for a
restaurant to be named to our Top
40 list, and how the restaurant
world has changed since our
2005 list was
published.

In our 40-plus years of writing
about dining, during which we
helped coin the phrase
"Nouvelle
Cuisine," we
have compiled one of the
largest restaurant review
databases in the world. We are
proud to present our esteemed
list of the top 40 restaurants
in the country.

You may not know who they
are, but you’ll want to after
tasting their creations. The
culinary skills of our five
rising stars belie their
tender years. In the future,
we won’t be surprised to see
their work touted on our list
of
Top 40 restaurants in the
country.

A toque is a chef’s hat that
symbolizes what they do best.
But to us, it’s our way of
organizing our food ratings to
provide you with a quick
reference for each of the many
markets we cover around the
world. If your favorites didn’t
make our
Top 40 list, you can see
how they fared. Keep in mind
that our
20-point rating scale
focuses on the quality of the
food.

At GAYOT.com, we take pride
in bringing you
up-to-the-moment
news about restaurant
openings, and review them as
soon as we can to let you
know if they’re worth your
time and money. These ten
restaurants, which all opened
within the last twelve
months, represent the best of
the freshman
class.

Steak aficionados may disagree
on how they like their meat,
whether adding sauce is
encouraged, and which wine to
wash it down with. But true
"meatheads" should find
happiness at any of the
restaurants listed below. From
Peter Luger's Brooklyn classic
to Wolfgang Puck's Beverly
Hills foray into the world of
prime beef, here's GAYOT.com’s
top ten.

Simply the
BestBEST OF
LISTS
Whether you're looking for
the most succulent seafood in
your neighborhood, the
coolest ice cream or hottest
barbecue, we've tried to make
your decision easier by
compiling a plethora of
Top 10 lists. So next
time you wonder where to go
for a romantic dinner or best
buffet, consult our
selections.

Want to be the first to learn
of new restaurants opening, or
chefs on the move? Tired of
hearing about great events
after the fact? The restaurant
world is ever changing, and
GAYOT.com is ever vigilant.
Peruse our
news and mark your culinary
calendar with our
events!